WSR 01-12-032

PERMANENT RULES

BOARD OF

PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS

[ Filed May 29, 2001, 10:28 a.m. , effective July 1, 2001 ]

Date of Adoption: May 10, 2001.

Purpose: To establish a Puget Sound pilotage district annual tariff for pilotage services.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 363-116-300.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 88.16.035.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-08-081 on April 3, 2001.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The adopted tariff is an increase of 5.33% less than was proposed, resulting in an increase of 1.32% in all tariff categories except transportation.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2001.

May 25, 2001

Peggy Larson

Administrator

OTS-4912.1


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 00-11-119, filed 5/22/00, effective 7/1/00)

WAC 363-116-300   Pilotage rates for the Puget Sound pilotage district.   Effective 0001 hours July 1, ((2000)) 2001, through 2400 hours June 30, ((2001)) 2002.


CLASSIFICATION
 RATE
Ship length overall (LOA)
Charges: per LOA rate schedule in this section
Boarding fee: $36.00
Per each boarding/deboarding at the Port Angeles pilot station.
Harbor shift - Live ship (Seattle Port) LOA Zone I
Harbor shift - Live ship (other than Seattle Port) LOA Zone I
Harbor shift Dead ship Double LOA

Zone I
Dead ship towing charge: Double LOA
LOA of tug+ LOA of tow+ beam of tow Zone
Any tow exceeding seven hours, two pilots are mandatory. Harbor shifts shall constitute and be limited to those services in moving vessels from dock to dock, from anchorage to dock, from dock to anchorage, or from anchorage to anchorage in the same port after all other applicable tariff charges for pilotage services have been recognized as payable.

Waterway and bridge charges:

Ships up to 90' beam:

A charge of $((189.00)) 191.00 shall be in addition to bridge fees for any vessel movements both inbound and outbound required to transit south of Spokane Street in Seattle, south of Eleventh Street in any of the Tacoma waterways, in Port Gamble, or in the Snohomish River. Any vessel movements required to transit through bridges shall have an additional charge of $((90.00)) 91.00 per bridge.

Ships 90' beam and/or over:

A charge of $((255.00)) 258.00 shall be in addition to bridge fees for any vessel movements both inbound and outbound required to transit south of Spokane Street in Seattle and south of Eleventh Street in any of the Tacoma waterways. Any vessel movements required to transit through bridges shall have an additional charge of $((179.00)) 181.00 per bridge.

(The above charges shall not apply to transit of vessels

from Shilshole Bay to the limits of Lake Washington.)

Two or three pilots required:

In a case where two or three pilots are employed for a single vessel waterway or bridge transit, the second and/or third pilot charge shall include the bridge and waterway charge in addition to the harbor shift rate.

Compass adjustment $((254.00))

257.00
Radio direction finder calibration $((254.00))

257.00
Launching vessels $((382.00))

387.00
Trial trips, 6 hours or less (Minimum $((714.00)) 726.00) $((119.00))

121.00

per hr.
Trial trips, over 6 hours (two pilots) $((238.00))

241.00

per hr.

Shilshole Bay Salmon Bay $((149.00))

151.00
Salmon Bay Lake Union $((116.00))

118.00
Lake Union Lake Washington (plus LOA zone from Webster Point) $((149.00))

151.00
Cancellation charge LOA Zone I
Cancellation charge -- Port Angeles (when a pilot is ordered and vessel proceeds to a port outside the Puget Sound pilotage district without stopping for pilot or when a pilot order is cancelled less than twelve hours prior to the original ETA.)

LOA Zone II
Docking delay after anchoring: $((119.00)) 121.00

per hr.
Applicable harbor shift rate to apply, plus $((119.00)) 121.00 per hour standby. No charge if delay is 60 minutes or less. If the delay is more than 60 minutes, charge is $((119.00)) 121.00 for every hour or fraction thereof.


Sailing delay: $((119.00)) 121.00 per hour
No charge if delay is 60 minutes or less. If the delay is more than 60 minutes, charge is $((119.00)) 121.00 for every hour or fraction thereof. The assessment of the standby fee shall not exceed a period of twelve hours in any twenty-four hour period.

Slowdown: $((119.00)) 121.00 per hour
When a vessel chooses not to maintain its normal speed capabilities for reasons determined by the vessel and not the pilot, and when the difference in arrival time is one hour, or greater, from the predicted arrival time had the vessel maintained its normal speed capabilities, a charge of $((119.00)) 121.00 per hour, and each fraction thereof, will be assessed for the resultant difference in arrival time.

Tonnage charges:
0 to 20,000 gross tons:

Additional charge to LOA zone mileage of $((0.0060)) 0.0061 a gross ton for all gross tonnage up to 20,000 gross tons.

20,000 to 50,000 gross tons:

Additional charge to LOA zone mileage of $((0.0616)) 0.0624 a gross ton for all gross tonnage in excess of 20,000 gross tons up to 50,000 gross tons.

50,000 gross tons and up:

In excess of 50,000 gross tons, the charge shall be $((0.0737)) 0.0747 per gross ton.

For vessels where a certificate of international gross tonnage is required, the appropriate international gross tonnage shall apply.

Delayed arrival-Port Angeles: $((119.00)) 121.00 per hour
When a pilot is ordered for an arriving inbound vessel at Port Angeles and the vessel does not arrive within two hours of its ETA, or its ETA is amended less than six hours prior to the original ETA, a charge of $((119.00)) 121.00 for each hour delay, or fraction thereof, shall be assessed in addition to all other appropriate charges.

When a pilot is ordered for an arriving inbound vessel at Port Angeles and the ETA is delayed to six hours or more beyond the original ETA, a cancellation charge shall be assessed, in addition to all other appropriate charges, if the ETA was not amended at least twelve hours prior to the original ETA.

Transportation to vessels on Puget Sound:

March Point or Anacortes $ 144.00
Bangor 84.00
Bellingham 158.00
Bremerton 44.00
Cherry Point 175.00
Dupont 85.00
Edmonds 27.00
Everett 52.00
Ferndale 173.00
Manchester 66.00
Mukilteo 52.00
Olympia 108.00
Point Wells 27.00
Port Gamble 77.00
Port Townsend (Indian Island) 109.00
Seattle 15.00
Semiahmoo (Blaine) 196.00
Tacoma 56.00
Tacoma Smelter 66.00
Winslow 42.00

(a) Intraharbor transportation for the Port Angeles port area -transportation between Port Angeles pilot station and Port Angeles harbor docks - $15.00.

(b) Interport shifts: Transportation paid to and from both points.

(c) Intraharbor shifts: Transportation to be paid both ways. If intraharbor shift is cancelled on or before scheduled reporting time, transportation paid one way only.

(d) Cancellation: Transportation both ways unless notice of cancellation is received prior to scheduled reporting time in which case transportation need only be paid one way.

(e) Any new facilities or other seldom used terminals, not covered above, shall be based on mileage x $1.80 per mile. Delinquent payment charge: 1 1/2% per month after 45 days from first billing.

Delinquent payment charge: 1 1/2% per month after 45 days from first billing.

Nonuse of pilots: Ships taking and discharging pilots without using their services through all Puget Sound and adjacent inland waters shall pay full pilotage fees on the LOA zone mileage basis from Port Angeles to destination, from place of departure to Port Angeles, or for entire distance between two ports on Puget Sound and adjacent inland waters.

LOA rate schedule

The following rate schedule is based upon distances furnished by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, computed to the nearest half-mile and includes retirement fund contributions.


((LOA
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
I II III IV V VI
Intra Harbor 0-30

Miles

 31-50

Miles

 51-75

Miles

 76-100 Miles 101 Miles

& Over

Up to 449
179
279
484
725
979
1272
450 - 459 185 285 487 736 995 1278
460 - 469 188 289 494 748 1009 1284
470 - 479 194 297 501 763 1012 1287
480 - 489 199 303 503 778 1018 1293
490 - 499 202 307 510 792 1030 1298
500 - 509 213 312 518 801 1037 1307
510 - 519 215 318 523 813 1049 1311
520 - 529 218 329 531 817 1058 1324
530 - 539 225 334 538 826 1075 1337
540 - 549 228 339 550 835 1093 1349
550 - 559 233 350 554 848 1100 1363
560 - 569 242 364 564 855 1111 1376
570 - 579 247 368 568 859 1123 1385
580 - 589 258 375 580 866 1130 1399
590 - 599 270 382 584 870 1146 1415
600 - 609 279 393 591 872 1160 1422
610 - 619 296 398 603 877 1172 1434
620 - 629 308 403 609 887 1185 1452
630 - 639 323 410 616 889 1195 1464
640 - 649 336 420 623 892 1206 1476
650 - 659 360 427 633 899 1221 1491
660 - 669 367 431 639 903 1233 1502
670 - 679 380 443 645 919 1248 1511
680 - 689 386 452 654 929 1259 1527
690 - 699 398 459 663 945 1272 1557
700 - 719 416 474 676 955 1297 1575
720 - 739 441 487 693 969 1324 1603
740 - 759 459 510 707 979 1349 1630
760 - 779 477 528 723 995 1376 1653
780 - 799 501 551 736 1009 1399 1682
800 - 819 521 568 751 1014 1422 1707
820 - 839 538 587 769 1030 1452 1727
840 - 859 561 612 782 1041 1475 1757
860 - 879 582 633 797 1069 1502 1782
880 - 899 603 652 813 1095 1527 1808
900 - 919 621 672 827 1121 1557 1834
920 - 939 640 693 848 1146 1574 1858
940 - 959 663 712 860 1172 1603 1882
960 - 979 679 733 874 1195 1630 1910
980 - 999 703 751 890 1221 1653 1933
1000 - 1019 744 799 931 1285 1731 2017
1020 - 1039 766 823 959 1324 1783 2078
1040 - 1059 789 848 988 1363 1836 2140
1060 - 1079 813 873 1017 1404 1892 2204
1080 - 1099 837 899 1048 1446 1948 2270
1100 - 1119 862 926 1079 1490 2007 2338
1120 - 1139 888 954 1112 1534 2067 2408
1140 - 1159 915 983 1145 1580 2129 2481
1160 - 1179 942 1012 1179 1628 2193 2555
1180 - 1199 971 1043 1215 1677 2259 2632
1200 - 1219 1000 1074 1251 1727 2326 2711
1220 - 1239 1030 1106 1289 1779 2396 2792
1240 - 1259 1061 1139 1327 1832 2468 2876
1260 - 1279 1093 1173 1367 1887 2542 2962
1280 - 1299 1125 1209 1408 1944 2618 3051
1300 - 1319 1159 1245 1450 2002 2697 3142
1320 - 1339 1194 1282 1494 2062 2778 3237
1340 - 1359 1230 1321 1539 2124 2861 3334
1360 - 1379 1267 1360 1585 2188 2947 3434
1380 - 1399 1305 1401 1633 2253 3035 3537
1400 - 1419 1344 1443 1681 2321 3126 3643
1420 - 1439 1384 1486 1732 2390 3220 3752
1440 - 1459 1426 1531 1784 2462 3317 3865
1460 - 1479 1468 1577 1837 2536 3416 3981
1480 - 1499 1512 1624 1893 2612 3519 4100
1500 Over 1558 1673 1949 2691 3624 4223))
LOA ZONE ZONE ZONE ZONE ZONE ZONE
I II III IV V VI
Intra Harbor 0-30 Miles 31-50 Miles 51-75 Miles 76-100 Miles 101 Miles

Over
Up to 449 181 283 490 735 992 1289
450 - 459 187 289 493 746 1008 1295
460 - 469 190 293 501 758 1022 1301
470 - 479 197 301 508 773 1025 1304
480 - 489 202 307 510 788 1031 1310
490 - 499 205 311 517 802 1044 1315
500 - 509 216 316 525 812 1051 1324
510 - 519 218 322 530 824 1063 1328
520 - 529 221 333 538 828 1072 1341
530 - 539 228 338 545 837 1089 1355
540 - 549 231 343 557 846 1107 1367
550 - 559 236 355 561 859 1115 1381
560 - 569 245 369 571 866 1126 1394
570 - 579 250 373 575 870 1138 1403
580 - 589 261 380 588 877 1145 1417
590 - 599 274 387 592 881 1161 1434
600 - 609 283 398 599 884 1175 1441
610 - 619 300 403 611 889 1187 1453
620 - 629 312 408 617 899 1201 1471
630 - 639 327 415 624 901 1211 1483
640 - 649 340 426 631 904 1222 1495
650 - 659 365 433 641 911 1237 1511
660 - 669 372 437 647 915 1249 1522
670 - 679 385 449 654 931 1264 1531
680 - 689 391 458 663 941 1276 1547
690 - 699 403 465 672 957 1289 1578
700 - 719 421 480 685 968 1314 1596
720 - 739 447 493 702 982 1341 1624
740 - 759 465 517 716 992 1367 1652
760 - 779 483 535 733 1008 1394 1675
780 - 799 508 558 746 1022 1417 1704
800 - 819 528 575 761 1027 1441 1730
820 - 839 545 595 779 1044 1471 1750
840 - 859 568 620 792 1055 1494 1780
860 - 879 590 641 808 1083 1522 1806
880 - 899 611 661 824 1109 1547 1832
900 - 919 629 681 838 1136 1578 1858
920 - 939 648 702 859 1161 1595 1883
940 - 959 672 721 871 1187 1624 1907
960 - 979 688 743 886 1211 1652 1935
980 - 999 712 761 902 1237 1675 1959
1000 - 1019 754 810 943 1302 1754 2044
1020 - 1039 776 834 972 1341 1807 2105
1040 - 1059 799 859 1001 1381 1860 2168
1060 - 1079 824 885 1030 1423 1917 2233
1080 - 1099 848 911 1062 1465 1974 2300
1100 - 1119 873 938 1093 1510 2033 2369
1120 - 1139 900 967 1127 1554 2094 2440
1140 - 1159 927 996 1169 1601 2157 2514
1160 - 1179 954 1025 1195 1649 2222 2589
1180 - 1199 984 1057 1231 1699 2289 2667
1200 - 1219 1013 1088 1268 1750 2357 2747
1220 - 1239 1044 1121 1306 1802 2428 2829
1240 - 1259 1075 1154 1345 1856 2501 2914
1260 - 1279 1107 1188 1385 1912 2576 3001
1280 - 1299 1140 1225 1427 1970 2653 3091
1300 - 1319 1174 1261 1469 2028 2733 3183
1320 - 1339 1210 1299 1514 2089 2815 3280
1340 - 1359 1246 1338 1559 2152 2899 3378
1360 - 1379 1284 1378 1606 2217 2986 3479
1380 - 1399 1322 1419 1655 2283 3075 3584
1400 - 1419 1362 1462 1703 2352 3167 3691
1420 - 1439 1402 1506 1755 2422 3263 3802
1440 - 1459 1445 1551 1808 2494 3361 3916
1460 - 1479 1487 1598 1861 2569 3461 4034
1480 - 1499 1532 1645 1918 2646 3565 4154
1500 Over 1579 1695 1975 2727 3672 4279

[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 00-11-119, 363-116-300, filed 5/22/00, effective 7/1/00; 99-12-027, 363-116-300, filed 5/25/99, effective 7/1/99; 98-12-008, 363-116-300, filed 5/22/98, effective 7/1/98; 97-12-017, 363-116-300, filed 5/28/97, effective 7/1/97. Recodified as 363-116-300. 97-08-042, filed 3/28/97, effective 3/28/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 96-12-017, 296-116-300, filed 5/29/96, effective 7/1/96; 95-12-018, 296-116-300, filed 5/30/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-12-044, 296-116-300, filed 5/27/94, effective 7/1/94; 93-12-133, 296-116-300, filed 6/2/93, effective 7/3/93; 92-14-007, 296-116-300, filed 6/19/92, effective 7/20/92; 91-11-074, 296-116-300, filed 5/20/91, effective 6/20/91; 90-20-116, 296-116-300, filed 10/2/90, effective 11/2/90; 90-08-095, 296-116-300, filed 4/4/90, effective 5/5/90; 89-08-041 (Order 89-2, Resolution No. 89-2), 296-116-300, filed 3/31/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.050. 88-05-039 (Order 88-1, Resolution No. 88-1), 296-116-300, filed 2/16/88, effective 3/18/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035(4). 87-01-081 (Orders 86-9 and 86-10, Resolution Nos. 86-9 and 86-10), 296-116-300, filed 12/19/86; 86-19-066 (Order 86-6, Resolution No. 86-6), 296-116-300, filed 9/16/86; 86-02-035 (Order 86-1, Resolution No. 86-1), 296-116-300, filed 12/30/85; 85-02-048 (Order 84-5, Resolution No. 84-5), 296-116-300, filed 12/31/84; 84-04-006 (Order 84-1, Resolution No. 84-1), 296-116-300, filed 1/20/84; 83-17-055 (Order 83-6, Resolution No. 83-6), 296-116-300, filed 8/17/83; 82-13-065 (Order 82-4, Resolution No. 82-4), 296-116-300, filed 6/16/82. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 81-12-017 (Order 81-2, Resolution No. 81-2), 296-116-300, filed 5/29/81; 80-06-084 (Order 80-1, Resolution No. 80-1), 296-116-300, filed 5/28/80. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035(4). 79-07-033 (Order 79-4, Resolution No. 79-4), 296-116-300, filed 6/19/79. Statutory Authority: Chapter 88.16 RCW and 1977 ex. sess. c 337, 1 and 4. 78-02-008 (Order 78-1), 296-116-300, filed 1/6/78, effective 2/10/78; Order 77-18, 296-116-300, filed 9/20/77, effective 11/1/77; Order 76-24, 296-116-300, filed 7/22/76; Order 75-3, 296-116-300, filed 2/10/75; Order 74-2, 296-116-300, filed 1/8/74; Order 73-8, 296-116-300, filed 6/20/73 and Emergency Order 73-10, filed 7/19/73, effective 8/14/73; Order 70-7, 296-116-300, filed 7/16/70; 7/25/67; 2/18/64; 10/29/62; 12/28/60; 3/23/60.]

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